Military equipment.



1%. 874,945. PATENTED DEC. 31, 1907. A. J DAVEY.

MILITARY EQUIPMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAILZS, 1907. I

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No. 874,945. PATENTED 1350. 31, 1.907.

' A. J. DAVEY.

' MILITARY EQUIPMENT. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1 907.

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Tie-1874,5145. PATENTED DEC. 31, 1907. A. J. DAVEY.

MILITARY EQUIPMENT. APPLIOATIOiT FILED JAN. 28, 1907.

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iybliz uames 6067 507" I To all whom it may concern."

ARTHUR DAVEY, or WESTMINSTER, ONDON, ENGLAND.

mnrr my EQUIPMENT.

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J EX DAi EY,

' subject of the King of England, residing at iVestminster, London,England, have in-a vented certain new anduseful Improvements in MihtarvEquipinentspof which the-follow- 'ing is a specification.

This invention relates to military equip- -ments and th'elilre and hasfor its'oljiject to construct anequipmentwhich 'inay be adusted intodIiiG-IORCTOIIDS and Wlll be com-- 'i'ortable to the wearer.

J The present invention-relates to that type b of military equipmentwhich comprises a belt and cartridge carriers, braces or shoulder strapsfor'the belt and attachments'for th'e'water bottle, haversack and knapsack, entrenching tool orother article's.

According tothis invention a belt is -pro- Vided with cartridge carrierswhich can be adjusted-in position on the belt and detached therefromWhen desired, these carriers being inthe form of-a set of pocketsadapted preferably to-contain cartridges in clips an'd having flapcovers. Sling members which constitut'e the braces are connected tothebelt behind and to an upward extension of the.

equipment to adjust itself on the 'bod pi'il tlio wearer and balance.these or the sling members by tabsor shortstraps secured to theknapsack and engaging with b n'cirles on the sling mem bers no vidednear he lower cartridge carriers in front and 'thus through them to thefront portions of the belt. The

ends of these sling members extend below.

' thebelt and are adapted to form attachments for the 'haversa'cli andWater. bottle. The sling members are crossed over theback but. freeof=each other and thearrangement is such that one end of one slingmember is attached -t0 the back 5 art of thehaversack say on the leftside an after crossing the right shoulder is attached to the front sideof the Water bottle Whiletherear end'of the other sling member isattachedto the hinder side of the Water bottle onthe right and aftercrossing the left shoulder iscon'nected to the front, edge of thehaversack on the left. These sling members thus also constitute bracesand by reason of tl'icircross connection to the weights to be carriedenahlethe it' n,,a.1:co.nvenientand comfortable in The napsackis-attaci'ied to t'b shoulderportions of A stend ing strap coiiveniertlvi edge of the 'lniapsacli; m d cn-ci'n the belt.

specification Lettrsiatent. Application filed January 28.1901" SerialNo. 36%582.)

, ven'ienily three pockets D? I face and adaptedto:conihnnfcaliiidlc inL "ll rims d1 nectionbetweeni-the wei hts two straps run- 'ningfrom thetop of the imapsack crossover the backand are connected to the backlower edges of the cartridge,carriers;

conveniently made in Woven fabric though other materials may he.employed; for the whole or parts 0t it f round des rable. The

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i 'ifin ther;inlorder to seciirely holdithe kna g. t sackin placeandprovide-a balancing con- 5O These-straps v may howeverbe dispensedwith if desired.

\ The various portions of the equipment are buckles employed arepreferably of akncwn ty somewhat resembling slides and without tonguessothat no perforation of the f t 1710f Figure 1': is an elevationoi' thecomplete equipment with v the belt open and vieired from the insideshowing the surfaceswhich rest on they body.

straps is necessary. 7

vin the accompanying drawings,

of the wearer Fig.2is newcomer the equipment from the rearwith'jthe beltopen and the exterior aspect o'ifthe' several parts displayed. Fig. 3 isa View'otthe outer side] of one of the cart1idge'carrie11s; View of the"inner face of one of that The belt A carries at one end a buckle A. ofthe type shown havingfingcrsj irhich engage the edges of the beltandtlius'avoid perforating the latter as i o uld be necessary Witha tongue.The bayonet frog A. is conveniently permanently ar a-lied to tliebelt bysewing. At suitable points onfthe portion of the belt and 'at'its upperedge are attached two buckles A Af nith which en: gage. respectivelystraps BK) iviiich constitute sling members and also serve asbraces.These sling members B 0 cross each: other at the back but are freeofeach other being respectively connected to'otlier parts of the equipmentashereinaiter r-lescribedQ r Tupi-cartridge carrier-s1)'gll'tijllflyitiifli 11::- spec tiv'ely for theright and leftsiilcuilthe belt .These cartridge carrier'sroi n eniently comprise abacking 1.) with te'o'orriroreron even along the clips; ilap ifi'iocover. et er allliie potzlicts being provided and fastened. down lablenieans; -An u wardextrusion i) oft backing 5a one oi moresiniila r,pockets i) :ilsopr: iiapw Jhdflitiiii'C-i nearer-l" to vthe upper end-Fig 4 is a the belt have their ends connected again to this extension Dto the lower rearmost cor- I ner of the backing D, to which it isattached by sewing or the like the free end of this strap being used inthe manner to be hereinafter described. At either end of the backingiece D are .mounted C shapcd members D t 1e fingers of which are adaptedto engage the edges of the belt and take a hold thereon as a means ofattachment. As an additional means of connecting the cartridge carriersto the belt, straps D are attached to the upper edges of the backing Dandv after encircling thecartridge carriers and thus through them to thefront portions of the belt. The strap -C thus starting from the buckle Aon' the right hand side of the back of the belt crosses over the leftshoulder and passes down to the buckle D on the cartridge carrier on theleft side, The strap B starting from the buckle A on the left side ofthe backportion of the belt crosses the right shoulder and engages withthe buckle D of the right cart-ridge carrier. The front end C of thestrapC extends down below and within the belt and is connected to abuckle E carried at one upper edge ofthe haversack E. To a buckle Ecarried on the back upper edge of the haversack E is connected therear-endv B of the strap B. This haversack is conveniently arranged onthe left side of the wearer. Similarly on the right side of the wearerthe front end B of the strap B is connected to a buckle F attached tothe front upper side of a water bottle holder strap F. This is providedwith a buckle F at its rear upper edge with which engages the back end Cof the strap 0.

The knapsack G has two short straps G on .its upper side which serves toconnect the knapsack to the str-a s B and C buckles B C being providedfor t is urpose and situated at a point in the straps Csuch that theyWlll lie approximately on the shoulders of the wearer.

These buckles can be slid into the desired positions on the straps B andC to fit the wearer of the equipment.

'fis also provided on its upper side with two The knapsack buckles Gwith which engage the ends of two stra s G G which are led over the backof' the apsack across each other and each terminate 1n buckles whichserve to connect the free ends'of the straps D which extend from therear portions of the cartridge earners D.

Thus the strap G passing from the upper right side of the knapsackcrosses over to the left lower side and is connected to the strap D ofthe left hand cartridge carrier while the strap G crosses from the lefthand upper side of the knapsack over to the right hand lower side and isthere connected to the strap D of the right hand cartridge. carrier. Togive additional steadiness to the kn apsack a short strap G5 is attachedto its back just above the part that should lie al owe the waist belt.

'This strap G encircles t} e waist.- belt and is attached by a clipfastening G9 or 1n some other convenient way to the underside of theknapsack.

It will be seen from the above description that in the first place thecross connected sling straps B and C enable the whole equipment toadjust itself on the wearer and the parts to balance each other in sucha way as to give more comfort. Further the attachment for the knapsackis on the one hand exceedingly simple being mainly bythe' short straps Gto the shoulder buckles B C of the sling membcrs B C. Furtherbyproviding the knapsack with the crossing straps G G and connectingthese to the cartridge carriers a balancing effect between thesecartridge carriers and the knapsack is obtained when combined with thecross connected sling members so that there is a freedom of movementbetween the various parts of the equipment which naturally allowsfreedom of movement to the wearer and enables the Weights carried toadjust themselves to varying circumstances.

The equipment is so constructed that in addition to all the severalparts being easily detachable from the rest different combinations canbe made to meet varying require, ments.- Thus starting from theequipment as a ,wl mle with the knapsack attached as showrrfih Figs.land 2 of the accompanying drawings first the knapsack maybe removedleading the belt with the cartridge carriers and the slings serving asbraces for the belt and supports for the haversack and water bottle.Then if desired the haversack and water bottle may be detached from thesling members B C which then serve as being if necessary supplemented byother cartridge carriers of similar type attached to the belt in someconvenient way. Further the sling members and cartridge carriers may beremoved from the belt leaving the latter so that it may be Worn with orwith out the bayonet for undress purposes. Yet

again the sling members B and C can be used with the haversack and waterbottle without the belt, other cartridge carriers in bandoleer or likeform if necessary being provided for use under such circumstances.

Additional cartridge carriersmay of course 115 braces or shouldersupports for the cartridge carriers on the belt, these cartrldgecarriers be used with the equipment as a whole if necessary thesecarriers being either in bandoleer form or in the form of detachablepockets mounted on the belt.

What I-claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters'Patent istion of a belt, cartridge carriers detachably connected to the belt,sling members, a haversackand a support for a water bottle or otherarticles to which the ends of the sling members are respectively crossconnected, and means for connecting the sling members to the belt at thebackxand to the cartridge carriers in the front as set forth.

2."In a military equipment, theco1nbina tion of a belt, cartridgecarriers detachably,

connected to the belt, sling members, a haversack and a support for awater bottle or other articles to which the ends of the sling membersare respectively cross connected, means for connecting the sling membersto the belt at the back and to thecartridge .carriers in the front,a-knapsack and means for attaching it to the sling members as set forth.I

3. In a military equipment, the combination of a belt, cartridgecarriers detachably connected to the belt, sling members, Ia

haversack and a support for a water bottle or other articles to whichthe ends of the sling members are respectively cross connected, meansfor connecting the sling mem-- bers to the belt at the back and to thecartridge carriers in the front aknapsack, means for attaching it to thesling members, and ste'adying stra s crossing the knapsack and connectedat tieir upper ends to the knap-' two subscribing witnesses.

sack and at. their lowerends to the rear lower edges of the cartridgecarriers as set forth.

tion of a belt, cartridge carriers connected with the belt, independentsling members connected with the belt at the back and with 1. In amilitary equipment, the combina' said cartridge carriers at the front,the connections between said shng members and the belt andcartridgecarriers being at points in the length of the slingmembersdistant from the ends thereof, and the endsof the sling membersextending below the belt towards the front and back of the sides of thewearer, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5 In a military equipment, the combination of a belt, cartridge carriersconnected with the belt, sling members crossing each other freely at theback and detachably connected with the belt at the. back and connectedwith the cartridge carriers at the of the sling members and both'ends ofeach sling member extending below the belt, whereby each sling member isadapted to be directly connected with two articles arrangedsubstantially opposite each other with relation to the belt.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 5 name to this specification inthe presence of 7 ARTHUR JEXDAVEYQ Witnesses:

' MAURICE STRoDE,

ALBERT A. LETHnRN.

4. In a military equipment,the combina-

